What is Autism?

Autism is a large spectrum…​However autism usually involves problems in three areas:

Social interactionCommunicationBehaviours and interests

However not all people on the autism spectrum, display the same difficulties and the extent of the issues vary per person. Some autistic individuals are very social, but it often involves ‘social-mimacry’. These autistics usually find it difficult to maintain relationships. Autistic individuals often exhibit symptoms of other disorders which may lead to inaccurate diagnoses. Particular challenges arise in identifying those who have Aspergers, as they do not appear to have obvious communication problems. 70% of all autistics fall into this category. Sometimes they end up getting labelled as ADD, ADHD or OCD rather than autistic or Aspergers.​The features that commonly unite all people on the Autistic spectrum are limitations in their ability to interact with other human beings in an effective and appropriate way and they may show unusual patterns of development in childhood.

List of Autism and Aspergers characteristics:

Social Interaction

Problems with social interaction may show as:

not paying attention to others

being aloof, distant and uninterested

being alone and withdrawn

a lack of social skills

inappropriate social behaviour

a lack of understanding about friendship or strangers

difficulties in making and sustaining friendships.

Social Communication

There is a wide variation in the extent of difficulties in communicating. These may be verbal and non-verbal, for example:

not fully understanding the meaning of common gestures, facial expressions or tone of voice

Autism NSW

The Davis Autism Approach has been used successfully now for many years. Autism NSW has used these methods in Sydney, Australia to help many autistic individuals change and develop.

Bets Gregory

Phone: 0414 013 490Email: bgregory@autismnsw.com

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